Law firm DLA Piper has made two partner promotions in its Birmingham office.
Simon Wright has been with the firm since 2010, having originally joined as a trainee, and is part of its corporate team.
He has extensive cross-border mergers and acquisitions experience, acting for corporate and institutional vendors and purchasers across Europe and the US.
Mr Wright also has experience advising on private equity transactions, including management and secondary buyouts, exits and debt reorganisations.
George Mortimer has been at DLA Piper since 2007, working in the litigation and regulatory team and playing a key role in the firm's work in the insurance sector, advising insurers and intermediaries.
He has also been part of the practice's Brexit team for insurance sector clients, providing thought leadership and issues arising as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
Birmingham managing partner Trevor Ivory said: "Simon and George are both wonderful additions to the partnership.
"Their promotion is the latest step in our ambitious plan to grow our presence in Birmingham and reflects our commitment to nurturing and growing our talented people."
In other appointments news, city PR and events agency Delicious has welcomed Emma Howden as its new senior PR account manager, bringing almost 20 years of sector experience within the hospitality industry.
Her previous roles include working for pub company Mitchells & Butlers and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.
She is joined by Lorena Tolic who has been hired full time as the agency's new social media and PR executive after working with it in recent months on individual events.
The duo will work across a number of clients including Park Regis, Lucarelli in the Mailbox and new champagne bar Emporio Atari in Touchwood.
The ticketing and arena team at the NEC Group has strengthened its management with the appointment of a new head of sales. The move has also seen the merger of two separate areas of the live events business - premium and groups.
Nicky Burgess has taken over the running of the newly formed department which aims to improve the experience for customers from ticket purchase through to the event itself.
She has more than 20 years of experience in sales and business development.
Property solicitor Prayag Patel has joined Talbots Law as it moves to a new base at the Waterfront in Brierley Hill.
In his 18 years with Premier Property Lawyers, which formed part of the original MyHomeMove and, more recently, the Simplify Group, he saw his role grow from newly qualified solicitor to head of conveyancing.
He will now front Talbots Law's national conveyancing department and new-build teams which will be based in a brand new head office following a £400,000 investment. It was officially opened by West Midlands Mayor Andy Street.
Mr Patel said: "It's an incredibly exciting time to be joining Talbots. I believe my background in volume conveyancing positions me perfectly to lead this department into an exciting future and I'm thrilled to have a chance to play my part in it and emulate the success I've enjoyed in my previous role."
Investment firm FSE Group has hired Ryan Cartwright as investment manager to join the team which manages part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund in the West Midlands.
His career in SME finance began with the RBS Group where he worked in relationship management roles within corporate banking for nine years before joining Growth Hub in Staffordshire and then the British Business Bank.
He will be part of the team managing the MEIF's Debt Finance Fund which is used to administer growth loans to companies, ranging from £100,000 to £1.5 million.
Birmingham bar Albert's Schloss has appointed Sophie Cassidy as its new sales and events manager.
She has joined the business after working for The New World Trading Company which runs a group of bars including The Botanist in Temple Street and The Canal House in Gas Street Basin.
She has almost a decade of experience in the sector after numerous roles in sales management and co-ordination as well as creating and managing bespoke events for nine New World Trading Company sites across the Midlands.
Albert's Schloss opened at the city centre Paradise development in December.
Advertising agency M3 has added to its senior management team with the appointment of Emma Bowen as group account director.
She brings two decades of experience to the role from posts in the media and marketing sectors including heading up Leamington Spa marketing agency Adgen for four years.
In her new role, Ms Bowen will be tasked with helping to recruit, shape, develop and manage the client services team.
Tourism body Shakespeare's England has appointed a new content and digital executive to boost the visitor economy in south Warwickshire.
Sian Smith brings experience from roles in tourism and destination marketing and will work with the newly appointed digital marketing manager Darren Tosh to further enhance the body's digital presence.
She has previously worked at the Moat House Inn in Alcester, at venue-finding service Shakespeare Country Conference Bureau and hotel group Eden Collection.
Coventry event management specialist Stadium has appointed Carl Taylor as its new managing director to accelerate its UK expansion.
He brings 18 years of experience in the events industry to the firm which operates globally and employs more than 1,000 staff.
He joins at a key time for the business which recently launched one of the biggest recruitment drives in its history with almost 300 jobs available in the West Midlands. His previous roles include a spell with Cheltenham Racecourse.
Law firm Weightmans has announced a string of promotions in its Birmingham team.
Richard Briggs (healthcare), Tania Derrett-Smith (family) and Richard Vaughan (real estate) are now all partners while Sarah Knight (regulatory), Maryam Storr (healthcare) and Lisa Watson (disease) have stepped up to legal director.
Managing Partner John Schorah said: "We are delighted to announce these promotions following another year of disruption due to covid.
"All our people, not just those promoted, have worked incredibly hard in challenging times to maintain the quality and exceptional levels of service our clients come to us for."
Staying with law firms, Shoosmiths has welcomed two new partners, five legal directors and nine principal associates in its Birmingham office.
The newly appointed partners are Nick Vernon (employment) and Helen Burnell (corporate) and the legal directors are Michael Bennett, Barbara McGreal, Jill Briggs, Rhodri Glynn and Georgina Rennie.
The principal associates are Richard Blatchly, Rebecca Bristow, Caroline Chester, Pav Clair, Rebekah Finch, Sophie Jack, Stephen Johnstone, Nick Little and Emma Pearce.
